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Canadians can expect “more substance” and less “showboating” from the federal government after the Liberals secured a majority in Monday’s byelection, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday.
The Liberals won the byelections in the Ontario ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest, as well as the closely contested Quebec riding of Terrebonne on Monday.
This brings the number of MPs in the Liberal caucus to 174, which should allow the Carney Liberals to pass legislation without support from opposition parties.
“There is a difference between real testimony, real substance, getting to issues, debating aspects of law… and showboating. We’re going to have less of that. We’re going to have more substance,” Carney told reporters Tuesday.
“Canadians want government to govern, to take action on immediate concerns,” he said, adding that the federal government would move to address issues such as affordability.
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When asked if opposition MPs crossing the floor over to the Liberals would erode voters’ trust in democracy, Carney said those MPs come from varied political orientations and different parts of the country and their floor crossings were “consistent with the government program.”
“We’re fortunate to have them and we’re moving forward together with them,” Carney said.
Global News has full byelection results for all three ridings:
- Carney is suspending Canada’s fuel excise tax for nearly 5 months
- Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show
- Ontario Liberals want newly elected MP Doly Begum to campaign in upcoming byelection
- Calgary housing advocates call on city council to replace citywide rezoning with new plan
Danielle Martin kept the Toronto-area riding of University–Rosedale in Liberal hands, which was vacated after former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland resigned in January to accept an appointment as special economic advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnkyy.
Liberal candidate Dolly Begum won Scarborough Southwest, which former cabinet minister Bill Blair held until he was announced as Canada’s next high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Liberal Tatiana Auguste held onto the Quebec riding of Terrebonne with a wider lead over the Bloc Québécois than her one-vote general election win that was nullified earlier this year.
@try this: So keep paying it if you like. You would be screaming if he didn’t too and everyone here knows it.
So 3 more years of raising taxes, MOUs that mean nothing, and more censorship. Got to love the new Socialist Party of Canada (NACI) (a division of Brookfield) formally the LPC.
Great job with the 28 point insurmountable lead by PP. Beautiful mansion.
So to back up his ‘no showboating’ claim, Carney showboats by cancelling the excise tax on gas. That is $0.10 per liter.
The big question is why there is any federal tax on gasoline at all. After all, the money does not go to the provincial road system…
But he is keeping his carbon tax. result: Alberta ends up with about 10,400 fewer jobs and Canada about 50,000
Can BC join Alberta with the separation? I would love to live in a country where my vote actually matters..
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A majority bought and paid for. Carney says things are going to get tough, things are already tough for Canadians but Carney and the Liberals refuse to see it.
Just to be clear, Carney did not win these 3 seats giving him a majority. In the last federal election, these 3 seats were liberal and they did not have a majority. They got the majority through back room deals. Canada has lost its democracy.
Soon you will not even be able to post comments like this without Comrade Carney’s internet gespato coming after you.
Everyone’s elbows will be up now, because you will all be begging God for this tyranny to end. Canadians are a bunch of shortsighted suckers. You will all live in poverty just to have a few feel good slogans.
It’s never good ! When a political party has full Control! Specifically when it’s about their own agenda! Not about all of the people of Canada! Fact! In 4 years are financial situation will be the same! We are in a Recession!! But the Government ! Refuses to state this?. I do not support Trump! And our government needs to stop blaming him ! We were financially tanking before Tariffs! Stop giving money to other Countries! There are people here! Who are going to food banks? Crime all time high! Have lost jobs ! And can’t pay their bills!
51st please.
Dear Fellow Canadians,
You really messed this up. This is what is about to happen:
• Nothing will get done that will actually help us improve the economy.
• Going green to the point of bankrupting Canadians will be Liberal priority.
• Liberal friends will become very rich.
• Taxes up, Elbows down.
McKenzie Gray talks about the Liberals stealing Polievre’s ideas, like he’s some kind of genius. Do us a favour Mr Gray… Polievre’s so called ideas of axe the tax etc., in one form or another, are basic highschool level economics. I’m quite sure Carney doesn’t need Polievre’s very minimal understanding of economics to implement logical changes, but rather does so after fully assessing the situation and measuring the consequences. Try a little more objective reporting, please.
Goodbye rights and freedoms
Canadians are such idealists , so out of touch with reality. Virtue signalling is worth more than actually doing the right thing. So superficial and naive.
Ben, you really think our economy is the best in the world lol??? Wow you really are ignorant.
Shut up.Dame the shameless CTV, everyone it is a dirty back room deal, it is the fuc*** liberal money poached conservative my. It had nothing to do with PP leadership, in the contrary, he is considered as the biggest threat to evil Carney, who tried to remove him by recruiting more cross floorings.
Canada higher on global freedom and democracy indices, with superior health outcomes than the U.S., including lower infant mortality and longer life expectancy. Meanwhile, conservatives just gripe and complain. Canada is the best country in the world bar none.
Okay, great. Now DO SOMETHING.
We will own nothing and be happy. Welcome to the new liberal hellscape
So when is Carney going to get something accomplished?
Watched some coverage yesterday. All the Liberal cronies talked about was Donald Trump. Apparently nothing else is going on domestically.
The final nail in the coffin of a once (briefly) great country.
Democracy has been an illusion for decades. Same with voting in general. It is all a sham.
Get ready for full blown unabashed klepto-socialism.